The City of Evanston is seeking applications for its Community Resiliency Through the Arts Fund.
Donor Name: City of Evanston
State: Illinois
City: Evanston
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 01/31/2022
Size of the Grant: $50,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The Evanston Arts Council has been tasked to distribute $50,000 of the Good Neighbor Racial Equity Fund to support Building Community Resiliency through the Arts.
This funding will mobilize artists and cultural and social service organizations to improve the quality of life and amplify voices in underserved communities.
In April 2021, the Arts Council formed a working group to develop a program that reflects the objective of building community resiliency through the arts. In developing the program, the working group conducted individual interviews with two arts organizations whose missions centered on building resiliency and held a town hall meeting with fifteen organizations providing a range of social services. Almost all the social service organizations had some experience with utilizing arts programs to support their mission. The arts programs were conducted mostly in groups and conducted by partnering with an arts organization.
Funding Information
Northwestern University in partnership with the City of Evanston has allocated a total of $50,000 through the Good Neighbor Fund toward this program. Artists/Arts Organizations serving Evanston would be provided a grant of $10,000 toward their arts residencies. At this time, this is a one-time allocation of funding.
Grant Period
Arts Residencies undertaken through this grant must be completed prior to March 31, 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
- Arts Organizations and individual artists whose work serves the Evanston community. Evanston-based arts organizations and artists will be preferred.
- Demonstrate ability to improve quality of life and amplify voices in underserved communities
- Applicants must be ready to proceed upon receipt of grant award (i.e., residency is not dependent upon securing additional funds or other critical components)
- Applicants must comply with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and assure the Arts Council that no person will be excluded from participation or be denied the benefits of any program or service on the basis of sex, race, sexual orientation, color, religion, ancestry, age, national origin, or ability.
- All applicants are advised that litigation with or indebtedness to the City of Evanston may preclude the applicant’s ability to receive grant funds.
Selection Criteria
- Relevant experience and preparedness: 50%
- Passion for the project: 30%
- Plans to include the population served in planning of the project: 20%
For more information, visit Community Resiliency Through the Arts Fund.
